MASON COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – It’s almost time once again for the event that draws thousands of people to the small city of Point Pleasant, West Virginia – The Mothman Festival.

This year’s event is slated for Saturday, Sept. 21, and Sunday, Sept. 22, along Main Street near the Mothman Museum . The annual festival commemorates the 1966 sighting of the Mothman in the TNT area of Point Pleasant, although the initial sighting was on Nov. 15 of that year.

“We are again preparing for the annual concoction of family reunion, cosplay and fun here at the 2024 Mothman Festival,” organizers said. “We look forward to seeing you here in Point Pleasant, WV!”

The Mothman Festival will feature a variety of attractions, events and entertainment, including the Mothman Hayride through the TNT area, cosplay opportunities, photo ops with the iconic Mothman Statue, TNT bus tours (which are already sold out for this year), and a virtual Mothman 5K . Organizers say they had to cancel the in-person 5K this year due to “unavoidable personal circumstances.”

The festival will also include a range of entertainers and guest speakers. The entertainers for this year include:

• Saturday, Sept. 21:
  • 12:00 p.m. – Highway 7
  • 1:30 p.m. – Dog Days
  • 3:00 p.m. – Dragons Eye
  • 4:30 p.m. – Scott James (Kentucky lap fiddler)
  • 6:00 p.m. – Dalchord
  • 7:30 p.m. – Nobody’s Fool
• Sunday, Sept. 22:
  • 12 p.m. – Point Pleasant High School Rock Ensemble
  • 1:30 p.m. – Thoz Guys
  • 3:00 p.m. – the performer for this time slot is still to be announced.

Entertainers will be performing at the Point Pleasant River Front Park.

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The 2024 guest speaker lineup for the 2024 Mothman Festival will include:

• Saturday, Sept. 21:
  • 12:00 p.m. – Neal Parks , award-winning author and illustrator of “Paranormally Speaking”
  • 1:00 p.m. – Mike Miller , “Terror in the Woods: Bigfoot Encounters”
  • 2:00 p.m. – Sherri Brake , “Haunted America,” focusing on hauntings in WV and OH.
  • 3:00 p.m. – Russell Acord , a star of “Expedition Bigfoot” on Discovery Channel.
  • 4:00 p.m. – James A. Willis – “West Virginia’s Strange & Spooky Neighbors” : Tales of ghosts, cryptos, monsters, UFOs, and just plain weird stuff, all lurking near the WV border.
  • 5:00 p.m. – Eric Mintel , host of Eric Mintel Investigates – “Encounters and evidence of Bigfoot, the Beast of Bray Road, and more!”
  • 6:00 p.m. – Matthew Tannem-Elgie , “The Lost Mothman Film” : A journey into Doug TenNapel’s unfinished Mothman movie
  • 7:00 p.m. – Premiere of the documentary “Mothman: The Film That Never Was”
• Sunday, Sept. 22:
• 1:00 p.m. – Joe Perdue and Ron Lanham – Mothman Investigation Workshop
• 2:00 p.m. – A second Mothman Investigation Workshop with Perdue and Lanham
• 3:00 p.m. – Steve Ward , “The Shaver Mystery.”

The guest speakers’ events will take place in the Trinity United Methodist Church Community Center on Main Street. While not guest speakers, there will also be meet and greet opportunities with William “Willy” McQuillian and Jeff “Jeffro” Headly of Appalachian Investigators of Mysterious Sightings, both of whom have also been seen on Discovery Channel’s Mountain Monsters.

While admission to the festival is free, some attractions do have a fee, such as entry to the Mothman Museum and the Mothman Hayride. Organizers say the hayride tickets are $5 exact cash only and sell out quickly. They can be purchased at the festival’s Information Tent on Saturday morning, Sept. 21.

Organizers say all festival events and attractions can be subject to change. You can follow along with the latest updates on the Mothman Festival website or Facebook page.

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